The Lusca Monster - a creature of Cryptozoology
Posted: Saturday, December 03, 2011
by Robert Benjamin
The Lusca Monster remains to be one of the most elusive creatures today. Although it may not be as popular as say, the Loch Ness Monster, the Lusca is still definitely a prevalent creature, albeit only in certain parts of the world. Nonetheless, it has recently gained the spotlight as more and more curious bodies become more enthralled by the mystery that is the Lusca Monster.
Initially, the community believed it was nothing more than a dead whale whose body found its way to the Florida shoreline. However, after further investigations, and after going back and forth between a whale, a giant octopus, and a giant squid, it was finally decided that it was neither of the three. Researchers concluded that it was not a creature that was currently known to man and was since called the St. Augustine Monster. To date, this carcass remains to be the closest candidate to the Lusca Monster.
In terms of physical appearance, the Lusca Monster can grow to up to 75 feet or 23 meters in length. Some extremists even claim that there have been instances wherein this creature has grown to 200 feet. One feature of the Lusca Monster is that it has the ability to change colors – a common quality of a number of octopus species. The Lusca Monster resides in rugged terrain under the sea as well as large sea caves. Some folks also claim that it can also survive in areas that are populated by crustaceans, which happen to be their main diet.
Nonetheless, much like other mysterious creatures, the Lusca Monster has also had its criticism from different sectors. Doubters continue to refute the existence of such a monster and do not believe that the St. Augustine Monster is actually a relative of or actually is a Lusca Monster. In fact, scientists still assert that the said carcass is nothing more than a colossal squid or perhaps some part of a sperm whale, but even they remain unsure.
There is a website that describes the Lusca and numerous other creatures of Cryptozoology in detail, this website is called: Unknown Creatures and it may be found at this url: http://www.unknown-creatures.com
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Robert W. Benjamin has been an avid writer for years, and he has over 300 different articles published on the internet, on numerous subjects of his interest. Robert loves going fishing at ponds, lakes and rivers, and enjoys taking long distance vacations as well as one day bus trips. Robert enjoys computers, internet, sky gazing, walking and numerous other activities.
Unknown Creatures
http://www.unknown-creatures.com
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